แตะขา
dtɛ̀-kǎaMeaning
1VerbA2
[to] touch or tap the leg lightly
To make light contact with someone's leg; to tap or nudge a leg.
Examples
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He tapped my leg under the table to signal me to be quiet.
เมื่อวานนี้mêuua waan néeเพื่อนpêuuanแตะขาdtàe kăaผมpŏmเบาๆbao baoเพื่อpêuuaเรียกrîakให้ดูhâi dooอะไรบางอย่างà-rai baang yàang
Yesterday, my friend lightly tapped my leg to get me to look at something.
ตอนที่dtɔɔn-tîiกำลังgam-langประชุมbprà-chumอยู่yùuเธอtəəก็gɔ̂แอบɛ̀ɛpแตะขาdtɛ̀-kǎaเขาkǎoเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเตือนdtʉʉanไม่ให้mâi-hâiพูดpûutเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนั้นnánออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maa
While in the meeting, she secretly nudged his leg to warn him not to bring up that topic.
นักฟุตบอลnák-fút-bɔɔnคนkonนั้นnánพยายามpá-yaa-yaamจะjàแตะขาdtɛ̀-kǎaคู่ต่อสู้kûu-dtɔ̀ɔ-sûuเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaแย่งyɛ̂ɛngบอลbɔɔn
That football player tried to make kicking contact with the opponent's leg to get the ball.
เด็กๆdèk dèkวิ่งไล่wîng lâiกันganในnaiสนามsà-năamแล้วก็láeo gâwแกล้งglâengแตะขาdtàe kăaกันganเบาๆbao baoอย่างสนุกสนานyàang sà-nùk-sà-năan
The children were chasing each other in the playground and playfully kicked each other's legs lightly.
ในnaiการฝึกซ้อมgaan-fʉ̀k-sɔ́ɔmคาราเต้kaa-raa-dtêeเราraoเรียนriianวิธีwí-tiiแตะขาdtɛ̀-kǎaคู่ซ้อมkûu-sɔ́ɔmเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaทำลายtam-laaiจังหวะjang-wàแต่dtɛ̀ɛต้องdtɔ̂ngไม่mâiทำtamแรงrɛɛngเกินไปgəən-bpai
In karate practice, we learn how to lightly kick our partner's leg to break their rhythm, but we must not do it too hard.
กรรมการgam-má-gaanเป่าbpàoฟาวล์faaoทันทีที่tan-tii-tîiเห็นhěnผู้เล่นpûu-lênฝ่ายรับfàai-rápจงใจjong-jaiยื่นyʉ̂ʉnเท้าtáaoไปbpaiแตะขาdtɛ̀-kǎaกองหน้าgɔɔng-nâaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaขัดขวางkàt-kwǎangการgaanทำประตูtam-bprà-dtuu
The referee blew the whistle immediately upon seeing the defensive player intentionally stick his foot out to make contact with the forward's leg to obstruct the goal.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
dtɛ̀
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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ขาkǎaขาkǎa1leg (body part)2leg/foot (of furniture or object)3polite calling or answering particle (female speech)4classifier: legs (of animals/objects)5enthusiast; regular; participantleg (body part)Part 2
แตะขาdtɛ̀-kǎaแตะขาdtɛ̀-kǎa[to] touch or tap the leg lightly[to] touch or tap the leg lightlyWord